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CHAPTER TWO EXEGESIS OF LUKE 4:1-13 Translation 1 Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was being led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 where he was tempted forty days by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days and when the days were completed he hungered. 3 And the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, speak to this stone so that it might become bread. 4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, Man shall not live from bread alone. 5 And the Devil led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant. 6 And the devil said to him, I will give to you all this authority and its glory because it has been given to me and to whomever I wish I can give it, 7 therefore if you would bow down in worship before me all will be yours. 8 Jesus answered and said to him, “It is written, You shall worship the Lord your God and you shall serve only him. 9 Then the Devil led him to Jerusalem and placed him upon the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here 10 for it is written that, He has commanded his angels concerning you to watch over you 11 and that they will carry you upon their hands, lest you should strike your foot against a stone. 12 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said You shall not put the Lord your God to the test. 13 And having tempted Jesus in every manner, the Devil departed from him until an opportune time. Setting the Parameters/Literary Context In all Synoptic accounts the temptation narrative is preceded by the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan river and serves as prelude to Jesus’ public ministry. Luke, unlike Matthew and Mark, inserts a genealogy tracing Jesus to Adam. In Luke literary markers and themes connect the temptation narrative to the baptism. At the baptism the Spirit descends upon Jesus and a voice from heaven declares him to be the Son of God. Likewise, the temptation narrative emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit (Jesus is full of the Spirit and led by the Spirit) and Jesus 20
21 tempted as the “Son of God.” In addition the mention of the Jordan is a direct reminder of and link to the Baptism. 1 Setting the parameters of exegesis to Luke 4:1-13 is straightforward. The genealogy of Jesus is completed in 3:38, and Luke proceeds with the temptation narrative. The conjunction deV marks this transition. Synoptic parallels (Mt 4:1-11, Mk 1:11-12) also provide guidance in setting the limits of the pericope. Luke 4:1-2 introduces the narrative, and 4:13 provides an appropriate conclusion. Literarily, the verb employed and the theme of the Spirit marks a transition to the next narrative. Just as Jesus returns full of the Holy Spirit ( jIhsou'" plhvrh" pneuvmato" aJgivou uJpevstreyen) from the Jordan (Lk 4:1), he also returns in the power of the Spirit (uJpevstreyen oJ jIhsou'" ejn th'/ dunavmei tou' pneuvmato") to Galilee (Lk 4:14). The temptation narrative divides into three major sections. First, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness for a period of testing. Second, the devil tempts Jesus. Jesus, quoting from Deuteronomy, endures each temptation. Third, the temptations are completed, and the devil leaves Jesus for a season. Text Jesus Enters the Wilderness for a Period of Testing (4:1-2a) These initial verses set the stage for what follows. The firm link with the baptism has already been established (here the mention of the Spirit and the Jordan). Additionally, Luke 1 See Nolland, Luke 1:1-9:20, 176-77; Marshall, Luke, 167. Also Joachim Jeremias, Die Sprache des Lukasevangelium: Redaktion und Tradition im Nicht-Markusstoff des dritten Evangeliums (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1980), 115. Jeremias argues that the mention of the Spirit in all three gospels denotes a pre-gospel tradition which connects the Baptism and Temptation. Peter Doble asserts that the “Baptism” and “Thou art My Son” gives the key to the exegesis of the passage. Doble, “The Temptations,” 91-92.
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